The First Heir by Master Yu Who Smokes

Chapter 1921

When Philip heard this, he was so scared that his knees went weak and he almost stumbled onto the

floor.

Wynn Johnston had always been virtuous, generous, and soft-spoken. Did having a baby expose her

true nature of… being a red-hot chili pepper?

Without delay, Philip rushed into the operating room.

He trotted to the operating table and tightly held Wynn’s frantically waving hands.

His heart ached for her!

Wynn was drenched in a cold sweat at this moment. It was all because of the pain!

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Her whole face was distorted from the pain as she screamed herself hoarse!

“Ah! Argh!”

Wynn screamed, looked sideways at Philip, and exclaimed, “I’ll never have another baby with you again.

It hurts too much! This son of yours, why isn’t he out yet?”

Philip held Wynn’s hand tightly, constantly encouraging and comforting her as he said, “Wynnie, keep it

up. We won’t have another one again.”

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Philip felt very distressed but he could not do anything now.

It was not this difficult when she gave birth to Mila the last time.

Why was his son being so difficult?

Next to him, the doctor and nurse kept guiding Wynn. “Madam, use more force. The baby’s head is

coming out.”

Wynn mustered all her strength. Her little hand gripped Philip’s hand tightly as she shouted,

“I„,Ah!”

Finally, after a high-pitched shout, the doctor and nurse were very excited as they held the baby. They

said, “Madam, the baby is out. It’s a boy.”

Wynn was very weak, and her eyes were unfocused. Looking at the little baby in the doctor’s arms, she

stretched out her hand weakly and said, “Let me see.”

However, as soon as she finished saying this, she passed out.

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Philip was terrified by this. He did not even look at his son but shouted desperately at Wynn, “Wynnie,

Wynnie!”

If his son could speak, he would definitely cry in a grievance.

Over there, a nurse suddenly shouted with anxiety and panic, “Director, Madam is hemorrhaging!”

Hearing this, the director panicked!

Several doctors and nurses immediately sent the premature baby into the nursery. Then, they pushed

Philip out of the operating room while saying, “Mr. Clarke, please leave the room. Leave the rest to us!”

Philip was pushed out of the operating room. He stood at the door and panicked.

Hemorrhage?

Was Wynn going to be okay?

Philip was extremely anxious. He paced back and forth outside the operating room.

At this time, Victor Bell trotted over. Seeing Philip’s anxious look, he dared not approach but stood

silently on the side.

This women’s hospital was already being closely guarded by Victor’s people at this moment.

Half an hour ago, Victor had sent someone to Riverdale to pick up Charles and Manha.

Lydia Jensen also hurried over with Mila.

After receiving the news from Victor, even President Hoyt Luther of the Uppercreek Chamber of

Commerce rushed over without delay and postponed important cooperation meetings with foreign

companies. All of them waited quietly in the hospital lobby.

Philip kept pacing back and forth. When he saw Victor standing on the side, he asked indifferently,

“What’s wrong?”

Victor hurried forward with a bow and said, “Mr. Clarke, Tiger Zander has been saved and is currently out

of danger.”

Hearing that, the stone that had been crushing Philip’s heart finally fell away. He nodded and said, “Give

him the best medical care and also inform Theo Zander to protect all his family members.”

Victor nodded and replied, “Understood.”

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After that, Victor said, “Mr. Clarke, I’ve brought back the clues and evidence from the scene of the

accident. Do you want to look at them now?”

Upon hearing this, Philip frowned as he reached out to take the folder handed over by Victor.

Opening the document, the investigation data inside was fresh from the oven.

Philip glanced at it and found no valuable clues. In short, it was a premeditated murder attempt. There

were no clues left at the scene.

The driver of the truck was also an innocent party. The vehicle lost control due to human tampering.

After cross-examination, the driver was not under suspicion.

When Philip saw this information, a wave of chills swept over him. He asked Victor, “Did you find

anything else?”

Victor shook his head and said, “No, according to the contacts I have on patrol there, they said

that after you and Madam left, several special international patrol vehicles arrived. This case has been

taken over by the special international patrol organization.”

Philip frowned and looked at Victor as he asked, “Special international patrol organization? Why are they

here?”

Victor shook his head and said, “I don’t know, Mr. Clarke. I’m sorry for my limited abilities.”

Philip frowned and waved his hand at Victor as he said, “It’s okay. You may leave now.”

Then, an apprehensive Philip looked at the operating room before taking his phone out. He dialed the

number he had dialed earlier and asked coldly, “Have you found out?”

The male voice on the other end of the phone said respectfully, “Young Master, I found it. I’m in one of

the Rothschilds’ castles in Sendona City.”

“Aren’t you investigating my sister’s whereabouts? Why is it linked to the Rothschild family? Was what

happened just now their conspiracy?” Philip asked.

On the other end of the phone, Rick Davenport was crouched on the roof of a castle at this moment.

With a gaze like a cheetah, he scanned the guards and security in the castle while saying, “The young

lady’s whereabouts are somewhat related to the Rothschild family, and they have special cooperation

with the Hall of the Underworld from the 12 Sacred Halls of the West.

“Young Master, this incident should be a joint effort between the Rothschild family and the Hall of the

Underworld. Moreover, some people in our territory are supporting them in secret.”

As Rick said that, he put on his face mask and lay on the roof of the castle while checking the equipment

on his body.

“Support from within the territory? Who is it?” Philip asked coldly.

Rick replied, “It’s not clear for the time being. I just saw a figure from the back. I must have seen this

person somewhere before. Give me ten minutes. I’ll sneak in to see who the other person

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Philip was silent for a moment when he heard that. He then said, “Okay, I’ll wait for your call.”

With that said, he ended the call.

As soon as he ended this call, he received another call. At a glance, it was from his second uncle.

“Uncle Tim,” Philip squeezed out a smile and greeted.

On the other end of the phone, Tim Clarke’s furious voice was heard. “Philip, who did this to Wynn? Did

you find out? I’ll bring my men to kill them! Damn it! They deserve to die for doing this!”

Philip exhaled and waited for Tim to stop shouting over the phone before saying, “I haven’t found out yet,

but what I know for the time being is that the Rothschild family from Sendona has joined forces with the

Hall of the Underworld. There may also be secret support from someone in the territory.”

On the other end of the line, Tim, who was in another country talking about oil and mining business, was

at an airport where more than a dozen Apache fighter planes were parked.

He gestured to his men behind him and said, “Rothschild? Okay, I’ll remember this. I’m going to ask

Oliver what the hell he wants. How dare he make a move against the young madam of my

Clarke family? I’ll turn Rothschild upside down!”

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On this side, Tim ended the call. Then, with a chill on his face, he turned to the bodyguard behind him

and ordered, “Pass on my order immediately to mobilize 500 Dragon Knights to enter Sendona at top

speed. Surround all the properties belonging to the Rothschild family, including all castles, manors, villas,

and mansions! Don’t leave even one out! I want to see if Oliver wants to die!”

The sturdy bodyguard bowed after hearing the order and said, “Second Master, I’m afraid we can’t

mobilize 500 Dragon Knights. We just received the notice that 1,000 Dragon Knights have been drafted

to go to Uppercreek by the order of the patriarch.”

Tim frowned and said, “In that case, send the Tiger Knights, as many as possible! I want to see who

gave the Rothschild family the guts to make a move against the young madam and the little grandchild of

the Clarke family!”

Tim Clarke was livid!

The Clarke family had been silent for too long. It had been a long time since they displayed their

terrifying abilities and means on the international scene!

This time, Tim must show these foreign families and the group of people eyeing the Clarke family like

jackals in the dark that the Clarke family would always stand at the top of this world!

A sleeping dragon was not an existence bold and ignorant younglings could violate!

Then, Tim turned around and got into one of the Apache fighter planes. With a wave of his hand, the

fighter plane took off and headed straight for Sendona City!

Below, a group of tribal chiefs kept waving at Tim.

Back to Philip’s side. After Uncle Tim ended the call, he was still a little nervous.

Uncle Tim was about to do something big.

There was no choice. When Uncle Tim got angry, even his father could not hold him back.

Once, with only 100 Clarke family’s guards, Tim destroyed the largest family of a small country just like

that!

At this time, Philip collected himself and stood outside the operating room door, waiting for Wynn to

come out.

A few moments later, Lydia Jensen arrived with Mila. When the little princess saw Philip, she called out

to him and jumped into his arms.

Philip picked her up. Mila blinked her big jewel-like eyes at the operating room and asked in her childish

voice, “Dad, has Mom given birth to a little baby? Why isn’t she out yet?”

Philip looked at the operating room before walking to the side and sitting down. He rubbed Mila on the

head and said, “Mom will be out soon. Do you want to see your brother?”

Mila looked very happy as she danced and shouted, “Yes, I want to see my brother!”

Philip got up, looked at Lydia, and called over two nurses. He said, “Bring them for a visit.”

Lydia took Mila from Philip’s arms. Seeing that Philip was motionless, Lydia asked, “Brother Philip, aren’t

you going?”

Philip frowned and said, “I’m not going. I’ll stay and wait for Wynn. You can bring Mila over for a look.”

Lydia agreed and took two steps before she turned back and said to the worried Philip, “Brother Philip,

don’t worry. Sister Wynn will be fine.”

Philip smiled and waved.

After they left, Philip breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not know what was wrong with him now. He felt extremely reluctant to see his newborn son.

It was because Wynn was not out of danger yet.

In his heart, perhaps Wynn was more important.

If something happened to Wynn, he definitely would not forgive himself, let alone the child.

After waiting for a few moments, the operating room light was still on. Philip started to get anxious.

Moreover, doctors and nurses kept hurrying in and out. Philip got hold of two of them and wanted to ask

questions but the other party simply shook their heads and refused to answer.

Lydia carried Mila over. Victor Bell, Hoyt Luther, and the rest arrived as well.

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There seemed to be a hint of depression in the air. Everyone’s heart seemed to be weighed down by a

huge boulder with a timer.

Mila struggled to get down from Lydia’s arms and ran to Philip who stood in front of the operating room

door. She was constantly looking around. She tugged at his pants, handed her lollipop to Philip, and said

with a cute smile, “Dad, eat some candy. Mom will be fine.”

Philip looked down at his daughter and bent over to pick her up. He forced a smile, bopped her on the

nose, and said, “Yeah, Mom will be fine.”

Despite saying that, Philip had a bad premonition.

That was because Wynn had not been out after so long.

The entire long corridor was silent. Everyone dared not make a sound.

At this time, a group of people hurried over from the door. It was Theo Zander with Charles Johnston and

Martha Yates.

Charles was supporting Martha. She could now stand up and walk, but she could not run, let alone walk

for a long time.

Thus, Martha shuffled along slowly.

Theo could not stand it. He bent over, put Martha on his back, and ran in from the door.

When he got closer, Martha slapped Theo on the back and cursed, “Hey, slow down. Put me

down!”

Theo panted as he put Martha down. He stood aside and said to Philip, “Mr. Clarke”

Philip looked at the anxious Charles and Martha, then nodded to Theo. He said, “Thanks for your hard

work.”

Theo chuckled and said, “It’s no big deal. I’m just doing my job.”

Martha looked at the light outside the operating room and asked anxiously, “How long has she been in

there? Hasn’t the baby been born yet? Philip, why are you here? Don’t you need to go in for the delivery

too?”

Martha turned around and glared at Philip with an angry, unpleasant face.

Philip’s eyes went cold as he said, “The baby has been born and is in the nursery.”

Martha breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that before asking suspiciously, “In that case, why is she

still in the operating room? Why isn’t she out yet? What happened?”

After all, Martha was still quite worried about her daughter.

If anything happened to Wynn, how could she be a rich woman in the future?

On the side, Charles also asked, “Yes, Philip. What’s going on? Why is Wynnie still inside? What

happened?”

Philip looked at Charles and said, “Dad, Wynn is hemorrhaging and undergoing rescue at the moment.”

“What? Hemorrhaging?”

Martha passed out upon hearing that. Fortunately, Theo rushed over to support her and helped her to the

bench on the side.

Everyone fussed over her before Martha slowly woke up.

As soon as she woke up, she pointed at Philip and cursed, “She’s hemorrhaging? I just knew it. A good-

for-nothing like you is nothing but a harbinger of bad luck. If anything happens to my daughter, I won’t let

you off even if I have to haunt you!”

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Philip did not refute Manha but merely stood there silently.

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Martha was very angry and broke away from the crowd. She rushed over, slapped Philip, tugged at his

clothes, and cursed, “Do you still have the nerve to stand here? Get lost, go away! Take that unlucky son

of yours and get lost!”

Martha was furious!

Her daughter who was in good condition before suffered from hemorrhage just from giving birth!

If anything happened to Wynn, how would Manha live in the future?

She still wanted to live a good life by relying on Wynn!

Moreover, people from the Lovelace family had come looking for her. They said that they would

give her 100 million for Wynn to be acknowledged by the Lovelace family.

Martha was moved at that time, but she refused after thinking about it and even had a big fight with the

other party.

She was not so wicked to that extent.

At this moment, everyone gasped when they saw Martha slapping Philip!

This mother-in-law was a little reckless.

This was mainly because she did not know Philip’s identity. If she knew, she would probably kneel at his

feet.

Lydia could not bear to see Martha bullying Philip like this. She rushed over, pushed Martha away, and

shouted, “Who are you? Who allowed you to bully Philip?”

Martha almost stumbled from Lydia’s violent push. She glanced at Lydia and said with sudden

realization, “Well done, Philip Clarke. When I saw this girl the previous time, Wynn told me that she’s a

friend. Why do I get the feeling that she’s your new lover now?”

“Bullshit! I treat Philip like my brother! Don’t you dare slander me, let alone damage Philip’s reputation!”

Lydia Jensen was not a weak woman. She was very headstrong.

Naturally, she would not speak to Martha nicely.

Martha sneered as she glanced at the people around them. She had met Theo Zander and Victor Bell

before. She seemed to have met Hoyt Luther next to them as well, but she was not familiar with him.

“Hehe, good for you, Philip. Why did you get so many friends to come here today? Were afraid that I’d

cause trouble for you?” Martha sneered.

Charles hurried over and tugged at Martha’s clothes as he said, “That’s enough, don’t talk so much.

They’re Philip’s friends. Don’t cause trouble everywhere just because your legs have just recovered. This

is a hospital and we need to be quiet. We still don’t know what’s going on with Wynn yet.”

Charles was quite smart and could see the current situation clearly.

These people were obviously not Philip’s friends at all. Looking at their faces and standing postures, it

was clear that Philip was in the place of honor!

Besides, who was Theo Zander?

He was the dragon of Riverdale!

Recently, he had been at his son-in-law’s beck and call!

Charles had been exposed to the business field, after all. He naturally understood the subtle dynamics in

play here.

Even if Philip wanted to conceal it, it could not be kept under wraps.

Martha shook off Charles’ hand and spewed profanities in his face. “You’re just as useless as

him! Why do you still care about his friends at such a time? If something happens to Wynn, how can we

live?”

Her words left Charles speechless.

After that, Martha stared at Philip spitefully and asked without a care, “Philip, my daughter is facing a life-

and-death situation right now. Are you just going to stand here like this? She just gave birth to your

child!”

Philip’s eyes were as cold as blades. With a glance, his eyes burst with cold intent. He stared at Martha

and asked impassively, “What do you want?”

Martha was frightened by Philip’s terrifying eyes. He looked like a jackal about to tear his prey

apart at any time.

She stepped back and moved closer to Charles while saying, “I’m Wynn’s mother. I will naturally consider

things on my daughter’s behalf. Everyone will be happy if nothing happens to her. But if something

happens to her, you must give us an explanation, right?”

Philip raised his eyebrows and asked, “What kind of explanation do you want?”

When Philip heard this, he knew that something was up.

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On the way here, Martha had thought about it carefully.

Wynn had given birth to a son. At any rate, they could reap a fortune from Philip, right?

Now, Wynn was hemorrhaging and undergoing emergency rescue. Who could predict what

would happen after this?

She coughed and said unabashedly, “If my daughter is gone, all the assets under your name will belong

to the Johnston family! As for Beacon Group, don’t you even think of touching a penny! It belongs to my

daughter. Don’t think of taking advantage of the situation!”

Martha had made clear calculations.

If something really happened to Wynn, Philip would naturally inherit everything as her spouse. The

company as well as everything else would belong to him.

Martha Yates was not stupid. She must make an agreement now!

Hearing this, Philip frowned deeply as he clenched his fists tightly. His entire body exuded a chill!

He did not expect that at this point, Martha would still be thinking of her daughter’s fortune!

Abominable!

Simply outrageous!

Even Theo, Victor, and Hoyt, those were at the side, were full of anger and chills when they heard such

words coming from Martha’s mouth!

How could this person be a mother?

Was she still trying to take advantage of the situation at this time?

Lydia’s chest heaved with anger as she cursed, “Do you still dare to call yourself Wynn’s mother? At this

time when she’s undergoing an operation, you’re actually thinking about her assets if something happens

to her! You’re simply the most shameful mother I’ve ever seen!”

Although Martha felt a little guilty, things had already reached this point. There was no turning back. She

had to think about her future!

With a stern face, she said coldly, “Philip, these are my demands. I’ve already prepared the agreement.

You can think about it!”

With that said, Martha pulled out an agreement in black and white from her handbag.

She had prepared this agreement for a long time, just waiting for this opportunity.

Philip frowned as the chills on his face increased. He squeezed his fist and snatched the agreement from

Martha’s hand. He glanced at it before taking the pen in Martha’s hand and signing his name!

Thud!

The pen fell.

Philip threw the agreement at Martha. With scarlet eyes, he said coldly, “I’ve signed the agreement. If

something happens to Wynn, everything under her name will be yours! I’ll also give you an extra 100

million!”

Hearing this, Martha was full of excitement. She looked at the agreement and said to Charles standing

next to her, “Old man, look, it’s signed. The rest of our lives are secured.”

After that, she turned to Philip and asked, “By the way, what do you mean by giving me an extra 100

million just now? Do you have personal savings?”

Philip glared at Martha and said coldly, “You’re not worthy to be a mother. Get lost!”

This roar resounded throughout the hospital!

Martha trembled with fright. She stared at Philip very unhappily and said, “Who are you trying to scare?

My daughter is still inside. If something happens, I still need to settle the score with you!”

Philip was furious, and his anger could no longer be contained. He said coldly, “You really deserve to

die!”

With that said, he raised his hand and was about to lash out at her!

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Smack! The hand was raised and the slap fell.

The crisp slap resounded in the hospital corridor!

“Martha Yates, you’re not worthy to be a mother! If you dare say another word, I won’t let you speak

again for the rest of your life!”

Philip roared in anger, his eyes ablaze and his fists clenched. He wanted to tear Martha’s mouth off right

now!

However, she was Wynn’s mother and Wynn was still in the operating room undergoing emergency

rescue. He must bear with it!

After that, Philip turned around with his back to everyone.

Everyone could feel a hint of coldness and dormant killing intent from his broad and imposing

back!

This time, Philip was really angry!

The calmer it was, the bigger the storm that was coming their way!

When the surrounding people saw Philip’s decisive move, they felt as if his strike had helped

them vent their anger!

It felt too good!

The repressed mood just now was instantly lifted!

It would be best to beat that crazy woman to death!

She was too shameless!

She was not worthy of being a mother at all!

Martha staggered on her feet. She almost went nuts from Philip’s slap!

She covered her burning cheek and stared at Philip’s back in fear and disbelief.

This guy actually hit her so hard!

Moreover, his words and the look in his eyes just now made Martha flustered!

It had been a long time since she was beaten by Philip. She had forgotten how ruthless he was!

What?

Why did it feel a little reminiscent?

She pursed her lips, stared at Philip, and scolded with great displeasure, “Good for you, Philip! How dare

you hit me? I’m your mother-in-law! My daughter is undergoing emergency rescue now!”

After saying that, she wanted to rush up and fight Philip.

However, Philip just flicked a glance at her. His dark and cold eyes looked like an eagle in the sky waiting

to pounce on its prey!

Cold!

A biting chill!

Fear from the depths of her soul suddenly welled up in Martha’s heart and amplified infinitely!

She unconsciously staggered back a few steps and leaned against Charles. She was full of panic!

Oh my!

What kind of look was that? How scary!

Martha’s forehead was full of cold sweat, and she almost fell to her knees!

Charles also noticed it and quickly pulled Martha. He lowered his voice and criticized, “Can’t you stop

being so unreasonable? Our daughter is still undergoing emergency rescue now. Why are you doing

this? Do you still think of her as your daughter?”

Martha turned around and glared at Charles.

She dared not find trouble with Philip now but she could still deal with this old man.

Moreover, she was still angry from being slapped by Philip and had nowhere to vent her frustration.

Thus, she pointed at Charles and cursed, “Why are you pretending to be innocent and being a goody

two-shoes? Am I not doing this to secure the rest of our lives? Do we have to rely on him to support us if

something happens to our daughter?”

While saying that, Martha pointed at Philip angrily.

Charles glanced at Philip’s back with a frown. He quickly pulled Martha aside and said gravely, “That’s

enough! Stop stirring things up! Why are you saying such things at this time? Isn’t Philip your son-in-

law?”

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Smack!

Martha slapped Charles’ hand away and chastised coldly, “Son-in-law? What kind of son-in-law is he?

What has he done for us all these years? Has he ever given us a good life? Take that villa for instance.

He probably used the company’s funds to buy it, but he’s guarding against us like he’s guarding against

a thief”

Charles sighed and said, “Stop talking so much. He helped us settle the case with Martin and Bernard.”

Martha refused to listen and shouted, Bah! What’s the use of that? Martin and Bernard have founded

their own company now. Besides, why should I stop talking? At first, I thought that he was just a useless

loser. Who knew that he was the young master of a wealthy family and the owner of that Clarke Group in

the capital city? So I thought that I could live a rich life from then on, but what happened after that? They

went bankrupt and Philip Clarke is still a useless loser! Why didn’t he tell us when he wasn’t broke? Why

still rely on the Johnston family after the bankruptcy? He’s just after Wynnie’s company and assets so

that he can pay off his debts!”

The more Charles listened, the darker his face became. His voice became more solemn as he

said coldly, “Enough, say no more!”

However, the furious Martha did not notice the emotional changes on Charles’ face at this moment and

continued to vent her displeasure.

“What’s enough? No, it’s not! And that second mother of his. Yes, that stepmother named Giada Wallis.

Who does she think she is? How dare she yell at me and order me about? If not because she’s rich, I

wouldn’t be afraid of her! Just look at Philip’s wimpy face. He must have lost the fight against that woman

for the family fortune and that’s why he’s still staying in the Johnston family. If I should say so, our

Wynnie should have divorced this jinx sooner!”

Martha cursed unrestrainedly and even sprayed some spittle.

When Lydia and the others heard her words, they were fuming!

Philip Clarke was a useless loser?

Simply ridiculous!

Martha Yates really did not know how to count her blessings and had no idea about Philip’s true strength

or heritage at all!

She was truly blinded by the illusion before her!

“That’s enough! It’s not your turn to criticize Philip! He can buy the entire Uppercreek if he wants to!”

Lydia could not contain her anger and lashed out furiously.

Hehe.

Martha sneered at Lydia, “Young lady, have you been deceived by this punk? What sweet words did he

say to make you defend him like this? As expected of an adulterous couple! If nothing happens to my

daughter this time, I’ll make them get a divorce and you can be with him! And what’s this about buying

Uppercreek? Why not buy the whole country?”

Martha pursed her lips and sneered sarcastically.

“That’s enough!”

At this time, a sudden roar of rage resounded throughout the corridor!

Everyone followed the sound and saw that Charles Johnston, who had always been a good and quiet

man, was furious at this moment. With his eyes blazing, he stared at Martha angrily and gritted his teeth!

“Oh, Charles, what’s wrong with you?” Manha turned her head, still at a loss of what was going

OFI.

Smack!

Charles raised his hand and slapped Martha. Trembling with anger, he pointed at Martha’s nose and

cursed, “Shrew! I’ve warned you time and again not to speak to Philip like this. Why don’t you listen? You

should have some standards. Why have you still failed to realize it even now?”

Martha was really stunned by this slap.

She did not expect Charles, who had shared a bed with her for decades, to slap her in front of so many

people.

“Charles Johnston, are you fucking crazy? You hit me? I’ll scratch you to death!”

Martha was annoyed and was about to scratch him with her hands.

Charles grabbed her arms and gave her a push before slapping her back and forth again.

Smack, smack!

Two hard slaps!

Charles roared, “You’re the one who’s crazy! You’re a madwoman! Do you know who Philip Clarke really

is?”

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At this moment, Manha had been slapped silly by the furious Charles!

With her cheeks burning with pain, her eyes flickered with avoidance as she looked at Charles while

asking, “What do you mean who he is? Charles Johnston, are you fucking crazy? How dare you hit me?

I’m your wife!”

Martha was annoyed. Without a care in the world, she struggled to fight with Charles!

Charles was furious. He had never felt that his wife was so unreasonable before. She did not know how

to observe her surroundings and the people around her!

Smack!

He slapped her again, and this slap contained all the frustrations that he had bottled up for half a lifetime!

Martha stumbled to the floor from the slap!

She covered her mouth. Several teeth with fillings were knocked out at this moment, and blood gushed

from her mouth.

“Boo-hoo, good for you, Charles. Not only have you turned your back on me but you also dare to hit me.

Are you still human? I’ve been with you for decades. I gave birth to your children and run the household.

Now, you’re treating me like this?”

Martha was aggrieved and cried loudly.

She simply sat on the floor and kicked up a big fuss.

Charles pointed at her angrily with a glare and shouted, “You still have the nerve to say that? What have

you done for this family in the past 20 years? All you think about is letting your daughter marry into a rich

family. All you think about is how to deal with your son-in-law! If not for the fact that you’ve been with me

all these years, I’d have smacked you to hell and back!”

“What’s wrong with Philip? He’s our daughter’s husband, our son-in-law, and Mila’s father! Not only are

you aggressive with him, but you’re now even planning to swallow Wynnie’s assets? Are you still

human? Are you still worthy to be a mother?”

Charles was furious and cursed without stopping.

After so many years, he had enough!

Why did this madwoman not use her brains?

Hearing Charles scold her in front of so many people, Martha felt very aggrieved. She got up, pushed

Charles fiercely, and shouted, “Charles Johnston, what the hell do you mean by that? I’m not worthy of

being a mother? Who raised Wynn for more than 20 years? Who fed, clothed, and schooled her?”

“Philip Clarke? Son-in-law? He’s just a piece of trash! A loser through and through!

“And that wild bastard! If I had known earlier, I shouId’ve gotten Wynn to abort the child!

“Even if I had to drug her, I shouId’ve poisoned the child in her stomach to death!”

Charles allowed Martha to push him before he grabbed her arms and shoved her away. He said

solemnly, “Shut up, you inhumane shrew! You’re going to be the death of me! Divorce! I want to divorce

you!”

Everyone was dumbfounded by this roar!

Martha stared at Charles in disbelief with disheveled hair and tears in her eyes. She tore at his clothes

and shouted, “What did you say? How dare you mention divorce to me? Charles, you can’t be so

heartless. You’re too cruel!”

Martha wailed and cried.

Charles shook her hand off fiercely and said determinedly, “We’ll get a divorce tomorrow! I’ve had

enough of you!”

Hearing this, Martha bawled in anger.

At this moment, the door of the operating room was suddenly pushed open. A nurse came out in a hurry

and asked, “Are Madam Johnston’s parents here?”

Philip was about to step forward when he heard this question and stopped in his tracks. He asked,

“What’s wrong?”

On this side, Charles and Martha who were arguing also quickly stopped. They gathered around and

asked anxiously, “What’s wrong, nurse? Is my daughter okay? When will she be out?”

The nurse glanced at the two people in front of her and asked, “Are you Madam Johnston’s parents?”

Charles and Martha hastily nodded and responded, “Yes, we are.”

The nurse said, “We need your blood for a transfusion. The blood bank in the hospital is out of blood.

The patient is bleeding heavily and is still being rescued!”

Hearing this, Philip asked anxiously, “Isn’t she out of danger yet?”

Chapter 1930 The nurse looked at Philip and said, “Mr. Clarke, we’re still doing our best.”

With that said, she looked at Charles and Martha and said, “What are you waiting for? Go on!”

Without hesitation, Charles quickly said, “Okay, I’ll go right now! Take as much as you need!”

However, as soon as he said this, Martha quickly grabbed hold of him. She kept making eyes at him as

she pulled him aside and whispered, “Charles, are you crazy?”

“What do you mean I’m crazy? Why are you pulling me? I need to give blood to our daughter!”

Charles could not be bothered to explain to Martha and wanted to go with the nurse.

As a result, Martha tugged at him violently, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, “Give blood? Is your

blood compatible with Wynn? You must be crazy! If you do this, the secret that we’ve been keeping all

these years will be exposed!”

Her words were like a hammer to Charles’ heart!

He turned to Martha nervously, hesitant to speak.

That was right. Wynn was not his biological child.

“What should we do, then? Are we going to watch as Wynn dies in there?” Charles was desperate now.

Martha also looked worried and nervous.

Seeing Charles and Martha’s hesitation, the nurse asked angrily, “Are you the patient’s parents or not?

Why are you still hesitating? The patient’s condition is very critical!”

Charles and Manha wanted to say something but did not know how to explain it.

At this moment, Philip walked over and glanced at Charles and Martha. He turned his head and asked

the nurse, “What’s my wife’s blood type?”

The nurse quickly said, “A very rare blood type, Rh-null.”

Hearing this blood type, Philip was taken aback. He did not know much about it.

However, Hoyt Luther, who was on the side, stood up quickly. With a face full of astonishment, he asked,

“Are you sure it’s Rh-null blood type?”

The nurse said with certainty, “Of course! Otherwise, why would I specifically look for Madam Johnston’s

parents? It’s because it’s extremely rare and only the parents of the patient will be an exact match.”

Hoyt turned to Philip with a face full of horror.

“What’s going on? Do you know this blood type?” Philip asked.

Hoyt quickly said, “Mr. Clarke, this blood type is very rare. It was discovered in the 1960s. To this day, no

more than a hundred people worldwide have been found to have this ultra-rare blood type. More than ten

years ago, I once read a top-secret report that fewer than ten people have this blood type in our country!

Some people call the Rh-null blood type the ‘golden blood’, while the medical field calls it a ‘treasure’

because it’s truly the universal blood’. It’s also the world’s most precious life-saving blood type. But the

biggest problem is that people who have this kind of blood can only transfuse Rh-null blood if they want

to do a blood transfusion.”

Hearing this, Philip instantly felt the world spinning around him!

Less than 100 people worldwide have this blood type?

Only this blood type could be transfused?

How could this be?

Less than ten people in this country?

He turned to look at Charles and Martha who were equally shocked. The two of them lowered their

heads, lost in thoughts.

“Search! Conduct a nationwide and worldwide search to find people with this blood type! At all costs!”

Philip bellowed!

After that, he took out his cell phone, dialed George Thomas’ number, and ordered, “Immediately issue a

reward notice from the Clarke family to look for people with the golden blood, Rh-null blood type. Throw

in one billion as the reward!”

Chapter 1931 On the other end of the line, George trembled and quickly asked, “Young Master, people

with golden blood, Rh-null blood type? Why are you suddenly looking for them?”

George could not figure it out. He knew that this was an ultra-rare blood type!

Less than 100 people in the entire world were found to have this!

Moreover, there were less than ten in the country!

Philip said gravely, “Wynn just gave birth and has lost a lot of blood. This is her blood type and she

needs it urgently.”

Hearing this, George was taken aback. He almost choked as he said, “What? Young Madam has given

birth prematurely? This„,How could this be? Young Master, don’t worry. I’ll issue the Clarke family’s

reward notice immediately!”

Before George had time to get ready, he immediately dialed the internal number of the Clarke family.

“Immediately issue a Clarke family S-level reward notice to look for people with the Rh-null blood type

worldwide! No matter the cost, transport them to Uppercreek immediately!” George commanded urgently.

At this moment, in a small castle somewhere within the boundaries of the main Clarke family on Arcadia

Island.

This was the heart of the main Clarke family’s propeny deployment!

It covered an area of tens of thousands of square meters!

At a glance, thousands of the world’s top accountants, economic analysts, and investment consultants

were all working here in an orderly manner.

Moreover, it was full of advanced computers and display equipment, as well as instruments sent by

major global banks, which were placed on the sides of the road.

It could be seen that the major global banks were not very well-received here.

After all, the Clarke family did not need to deposit in these banks. They had their own Clarke Bank, which

only belonged to the Clarke family!

At this moment, after a tall and sexy woman received George’s call, she immediately replied, “Sure,

Butler Thomas. The Clarke family’s S-level reward notice has been issued.”

As she said that, she quickly tapped something on the keyboard with her slender fingers. The screen

showed a few big golden characters-‘S-level Reward Notice’. Below that was the content of the reward

notice. It was very simple.

The reward-one billion dollars!

This reward notice was immediately released. Many secret website platforms and some organizations

specializing in accepting missions around the world received the notice!

Moreover, this reward notice instantly popped out and jumped to the top of the task list on major

platforms and organizations. It was indeed very eye-catching!

This was the Clarke family’s special power!

Anyone who saw this reward notice worldwide immediately went out looking for people with golden

blood!

Back to Philip’s side. After he ended the call with George, his eyes swept over Charles and Martha

coldly.

The two seemed to have realized something and kept avoiding his eyes.

Philip frowned as he walked over and said to the two, “Come with me.”

Charles and Martha glanced at each other before they reluctantly followed Philip to the side.

Philip’s expression was very unpleasant. After a long hesitation, he said, “I know that you’re not Wynnie’s

biological parents.”

As soon as he said that, Charles and Martha became anxious.

Martha’s face turned pale with anxiety as she said, “Philip, stop talking nonsense. What do you mean

we’re not Wynnie’s biological parents?”

Charles was not a good liar and stammered, “Philip, this… It’s not what you think.”

After listening to them, Philip glanced at their expressions and said directly, “I know all about the

Lovelace family.”

Chapter 1932 Hearing this, Charles and Martha fell silent.

Martha kept tugging at Charles’ sleeve and making eyes at him.

Charles thought for a moment and asked, “How did you find out?”

Philip replied, “Martin Johnston wanted to threaten me and Wynn with the Lovelace family’s

incident to take over Beacon Group. I dealt with him and found out about this secret. At present, no one

else knows except for them, you two, and me.”

Charles breathed a sigh of relief at this, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a nod,

“Good, it’s good that she doesn’t know. If Wynnie finds out that we’re not her biological parents, then…”

Charles did not continue further. After all, they naturally had feelings for a daughter they had raised for

more than 20 years.

Philip nodded in agreement, looked coldly at Martha who was hesitating to say something, and said,

“Dad, I called you over just to tell you that this matter must not be made known to Wynn. Since you

chose to keep such a secret, keep it till the end and bring it with you to the grave. I’ll deal with the rest.”

Charles nodded and replied, “Yes, I know, but Wynn is now in desperate need of that golden blood.

Neither I nor Martha has it. We…”

Philip shook his head and said, “I’ll think of a way.”

With that said, he turned to leave.

Martha suddenly asked, “Philip, did you just say that you’ll spend one billion as a reward for that golden

blood? Where did you get so much money?”

Hearing that, Charles glared at her and said, “What do you want to do?”

Martha muttered, “I’m not doing anything. I just want to know if he has the money to pay up. If it’s a hoax,

our daughter will end up suffering.”

Philip did not say anything and left without turning back.

Charles quickly followed but Martha stayed behind alone. After hesitating for a long time, she finally ran

to the toilet, took out her mobile phone from her bag, dialed a number, and said sneakily, “Wynn has

given birth prematurely but she’s now bleeding heavily and needs a blood transfusion. Who among you

has that golden blood?”

On the other end of the phone, a cold female voice asked suspiciously, “Premature birth and heavy

bleeding? And golden blood on the top of that?”

At the same time, in a five-star luxury suite in Uppercreek.

A handsome man was lying lazily on the sofa at the moment, fidgeting with a Desert Eagle in his hand.

He turned it with his fingers non-stop.

He had well-defined eyebrows, a high-spirited demeanor, and eyes like a cold blade.

Next to him was a tall woman wearing a black tight-fitting dress. Her straight and slender legs were

clamped closely together as she stood in front of the large French window. She had one arm over her

chest while the other was holding a phone.

Her long brown hair was tied into a high ponytail, revealing her extremely attractive figure with perfect S-

shaped curves.

She had delicate features. Under her long eyelashes, a pair of big eyes as bright and charming as jewels

was filled with a look of surprise.

Beneath her high nose was a pair of fiery red lips. She gently said, “Okay, I understand. I’ll deal

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with it.”

With that said, the woman furrowed her shapely eyebrows, turned to the handsome man lying on the

sofa next to her, and said, “Shane, something has happened to Wynn. She gave birth prematurely and is

hemorrhaging now. She needs golden blood.”

Shane Lovelace stretched languidly and sat up on the sofa. He craned his neck a few times and pushed

the Desert Eagle behind his waist. Then, he stood up, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said

calmly, “I’ll go.”

Chapter 1933 Shane got up and had not taken two steps when Cleo Lovelace said coldly behind him,

“She has golden blood just like you. In this world, apart from a few people from the Lovelace family,

those with golden blood are byproducts of failed experiments. You should understand the importance of

people naturally born with golden blood to our Lovelace family.”

Shane huffed, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said lightly, “I know. To be honest, I really want to

have a taste of the golden blood of this cousin of mine. I want to know the quality of the golden blood she

has.”

As he said that, Shane licked his lips with a wicked smile.

Hearing that, Cleo’s shapely eyebrows furrowed as she said coldly, “You absolutely can’t do that! After

all, she’s your cousin. She plays an important part in our Lovelace family’s next plan! If anything happens

to her, the elders in the family won’t spare you!”

Shane turned his head, a cold smile appearing from the corner of his eyes. He said, “Cleo, don’t worry. I

know what I’m doing. I was just kidding.”

Cleo raised her eyebrows. She looked at the sinister look on Shane’s face and said, “Go and come back

quickly. We have other things to do next. Your whereabouts must not be exposed to

the Clarke family.”

Shane raised his eyebrows and said with a shrug, “That might not be possible. Have you forgotten that

her husband is the young master of the main Clarke family? We’re sure to meet if I go there now.

Perhaps when the time comes, something interesting might happen between us.”

Cleo’s face darkened when she heard that and said, “No matter what, you have to bear with it! If you

dare to do anything rash, I won’t let you off!”

Shane shrugged and spread his hands while saying innocently, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

After that, Shane left the suite.

Seeing Shane’s departure, Cleo still felt uneasy and said to the guard at the door, “Follow the second

young master. If anything unexpected happens, stop him!”

The guard at the door immediately bowed respectfully and said, “Yes, Miss.”

Back to the women’s hospital.

At this time, Martha sneaked out of the toilet. She glanced at Philip and the rest of the people who were

still gathered outside the door of the operating room. She took a deep breath before walking over.

When she got to the front, she secretly pulled Charles aside. She first glanced at Philip stealthily before

asking Charles in a low voice, “Charles, don’t you think that Philip looked very scary just now? He even

said that he’d give a reward of one billion dollars for anyone who finds someone with the golden blood.

Where did he get that kind of money? He can’t be kidding, right? If there’s no other way, I’ll contact the

Lovelace family. Although Wynn’s parents are gone, there should be

someone else with golden blood in the Lovelace family.”

Charles frowned at Martha’s words and said, “Don’t worry about it. We should trust Philip on this. You

just can’t see the situation clearly. Think about it yourself. Our son-in-law has long been different from

before but you just couldn’t see it.”

Martha raised her eyebrows and tugged at Charles as she asked, “Hey, this can’t be. There’s a hidden

meaning in your words. What do you mean he’s different from before? Isn’t he the same bankrupt young

master? What’s so great about him? He’s even talking about one billion dollars now. I think it’s just a

misappropriation of Beacon’s funds.”

Martha did not believe that Philip was capable of anything.

Everything she knew about Philip was based on his dependence upon Wynn.

He was just a kept man through and through.

However, Charles glared at her and said, “You really are incorrigible! Just think about it. After so many

incidents, who solved them for us every time? And the several crises faced by Beacon, who solved them

behfnd the scenes? And just look at the people standing here. Who among them is an ordinary person?

That one is Theo Zander, the underground dragon of Riverdale.

Don’t you recognize him? That one is Hoyt Luther. He’s the director of the Uppercreek Chamber of

Commerce! I saw him in the newspaper before! And that young lady, the one you accused of being

Philip’s lover. She’s the daughter of the Jensen family, a family of national martial arts!

Not long ago, the TV also reported on the Jensen family of national martial arts. You just think about

money all day long and have been completely deluded! Philip Clarke is not as simple as you think!”

Hearing that, Martha looked over and her heart suddenly thumped!

“This… Charles, don’t you try to scare me! I know Theo Zander. I thought he’s here to flatter us

because of our daughter.”

Martha was flustered. After hearing from Charles and taking a closer look, she noticed that these people

were indeed standing behind Philip on both sides. They were seemingly afraid to take another step

forward.

Chapter 1934 How could that be possible?

Was Philip really that great?

When Charles saw that Martha had finally realized something, he huffed and said, “You should think over

it carefully and stop being unreasonable. Otherwise, after everything is over, you have to bear the

consequences!”

“R-Really? No way, how can he be so powerful?”

Martha panicked. Her arms and legs had just recovered not long ago.

If it was really the same as what Charles said, how was she going to live for the rest of her life?

Thinking of this, Martha quickly grabbed Charles and said, “Charles, if this is really the case, you must

put in a good word for me. I haven’t treated him well over the years.”

Charles grunted and said, “So you know that you haven’t treated him well all these years?”

After saying that, he waved his hand and walked away.

Martha followed behind unhappily.

At this moment, the nurse came out again and asked anxiously, “Mr. Clarke, can we draw blood from

Madam Johnston’s parents? We can’t wait any longer. The patient’s life is in danger!”

Philip glanced at Charles and Martha behind him. He also said anxiously to the nurse, “Wait a

little longer. We’ll get some soon!”

At this time, a kiddish voice rang from the side.

“Nurse, can you draw my blood? I’m Mom’s baby. Can Mom use my blood?”

Mila stood in front of the nurse, her little fair arms grabbing the nurse’s pants as she blinked her big

bright eyes.

Everyone was moved by this scene.

Philip picked Mila up, bopped her nose, and said, “You’re still too young, so we can’t draw your blood.

Don’t worry. I’m already looking for someone. We’ll get the blood soon. Mom will be fine.”

Mila pouted. Tears like pearls suddenly rolled down from her dewy eyes as she wailed, “Dad, I want

Mom! I want Mom!”

Philip hugged Mila and comfoned her.

At this time, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the caller ID and it was George Thomas!

“Hello, did you find it?” Philip quickly answered the call and asked anxiously.

On the other end of the line, George said anxiously, “Young Master, we found it! There’s some golden

blood in Country Y. I’ve dispatched the SR-71 reconnaissance plane and it’ll be sent to Uppercreek

immediately. It’ll take about ten minutes!”

Ten minutes?

Philip turned to the nurse and asked, “It’ll take another ten minutes to arrive.”

The nurse shook her head and said, “Mr. Clarke, we can’t even afford a five-minute delay. Otherwise, the

patient..”

Hearing that, Philip panicked and the others also froze.

Even though Philip had taken the lead and found the golden blood, it would still take ten minutes to

deliver it from Country Y on the fastest fighter plane.

What else could be done now?

Was it possible that Wyn…

Everyone dared not imagine.

At this moment, sounds of footsteps could be heard on the other side of the corridor.

It was accompanied by a languid and arrogant man’s voice.

“Hehe, everyone’s here. It seems that I’m here just in time. Let me introduce myself. My name is Shane

Lovelace.”

Chapter 1935 Hearing this languid and fiendish voice, everyone looked in the direction. It was a

handsome man with angular features, and he was smiling coldly. With hands in the trouser pockets, he

walked over slowly and smugly.

When Martha and Charles saw this man, the change in their expressions was apparent.

There was obvious fear and apprehension on their faces.

Charles frowned and immediately glared at Martha beside him coldly. He asked in a low voice, “Why is

he here? Did you call him?” Martha was also nervous as she mumbled, “What else could I do? Only the

Lovelace family can save Wynnie now. Do you want to see anything happen to Wynn?”

Charles sighed at Martha’s words, feeling helpless. He did not know if Martha had done the right thing in

this situation.

On the other hand, Philip frowned as his icy gaze fell on Shane who was walking toward him.

‘Shane Lovelace? A member of the Lovelace family… Why was he here?

Philip flicked his gaze around.

Seeing Martha’s expression, he roughly guessed what had happened.

By this time, Shane had come close. When his eyes swept over Philip, they carried a strong sense of

chill and killing intent!

Theo and Victor had crawled their way up from the bottom of the pile. They immediately felt the strong

murderous intent and chill on the handsome man.

The two of them immediately rushed over.

The dozen or so bodyguards in black suits who had been guarding the corridor immediately surrounded

Shane.

“Who are you? How did you come in?” Victor yelled angrily.

This place should be under tight lockdown.

How did this guy get in?

Shane’s eyes swept over lightly as he sneered menacingly. “Hehe, how did I get in? I just walked in. I

have to say that the people outside are not very good. They’re too weak.” Shane shook his head with a

mocking expression in his eyes.

At this moment, several bodyguards covered in blood rushed in from the door and shouted, “Master Bell,

something has happened. A guy injured more than a hundred of us and broke in…”

Before the bodyguard finished speaking, he saw Shane being surrounded inside.

As if he had seen a ghost, he pointed at Shane and shouted, “Master Bell, that’s him! He’s too freakish!”

Victor looked grave as he exchanged a look with Theo.

At this time, a steady stream of bodyguards in black suits poured in through the door.

All of them were covered in blood and holding weapons in their hands.

Theo quickly shielded Philip and the others behind him, saying, “Mr. Clarke, you should leave first. We’ll

hold him back!”

At this juncture, Theo’s duty and mission were to protect Philip’s safety.

Shane glanced around coldly and said with a smile, “Hehe, mortals like you are not my opponents yet.”

With that said, he stared at Philip and said, “If you want to save your wife, tell them to get out of the way.”

Philip’s eyes were cold as he scrutinized Shane very seriously.

This lasted for a whole minute.

Philip waved his hand and shouted, “Everyone back off!”

Theo and Victor wanted to persuade him but when they saw Philip’s expression, both of them waved

their hands and the people working for them all dispersed. However, their eyes remained fixed on Shane.

As long as the other party made a move, they would swarm to protect Mr. Clarke and his family to their

deaths.

Shane snorted and walked up to Philip. The distance between the two was just two steps apart. They

looked each other in the eye!

Chapter 1936 Shane stared at Philip coldly.

There seemed to be a special magnetic field and resistance between the two.

At first glance, they looked like mortal enemies.

“The heir of the Clarke family is very different, indeed. Your body contains that exciting and delightful

smell. I really kind of can’t help but want to take you away, torture you slowly, and make you my test

subject.

Shane’s face was full of intoxication, and his eyes were slightly narrowed as if he was fantasizing about

something very exciting.

“A superb experimental subject like you will surely transcend the times and shock many people”

Philip frowned as he stared at Shane, completely unable to figure out what he was talking about.

“Do you have golden blood?” Philip asked coldly.

Shane raised his eyebrows and said, “Yes, what about it?”

Philip’s eyes were cold as he asked, “What are your conditions?”

Shane smiled and thought for a moment. He looked at Mila who was clutching at Philip’s pants, squatted

down, and reached out to touch Mila’s head.

However, Mila seemed very resistant to this strange man in front of her and hid behind Philip’s legs. Her

fair and chubby arms held Philip’s legs tightly.

Philip’s face also darkened as he shielded Mila behind him.

Shane chuckled lightly and got up.

He looked at Philip very seriously and said, “There’s one condition but I haven’t thought of it yet. I’II

contact you again when I think of it. How about it?”

Philip frowned as he thought about it and replied, “Okay…”

Shane laughed as he glanced at Mila hiding behind Philip again and said, “It’s a pity that she’s a variant.

I look forward to you coming of age.

After that, Shane stepped forward, said something to the nurse, and went inside.

Outside the operating room, Philip’s face was very unpleasant. He looked at the timid Mila by his legs

and kept thinking about what Shane just said.

Variant?

What did that mean?

Was there something wrong with Mila?”

Mila also looked up at Philip with her big bright eyes and said in her kiddish voice, “Dad, I’m scared. That

man just now looks like the devil.”

Philip knelt and stroked Mila’s head. Then, he asked Lydia to take care of her for a while.

While thinking about it, he dialed Fennel’s number.

Fennel was no longer in Uppercreek.

He had left at night, saying that he had to deal with something, but he did not give any specifics.

The call went through and it was a little noisy on the other end. All kinds of unintelligible languages could

be heard, and they seemed to be celebrating something.

“Where are you?” Philip asked.

On the other end of the phone, Fennel shouted, “I’m in Las Vegas. What’s up?”

Philip stepped aside and asked, “What do you know about the golden blood and the Lovelace family?”

Fennel was taken aback for a moment before h